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Fact Sheet: U.S.-Japan Cooperation to Tackle Global Trade, Energy, and
Environmental Challenges
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For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary April 27, 2007

Fact Sheet: U.S.-Japan Cooperation to Tackle Global Trade, Energy, and
Environmental Challenges

˙˙White House News

˙˙˙˙˙ President Bush and Prime Minister Abe Participate in a Joint Press
Availability ˙˙˙˙˙ Welcoming Prime Minister Abe

Today, President Bush hosted Prime Minister Abe of Japan at Camp David.
This is the first visit of Prime Minister Abe to the United States to meet
with the President since the Prime Minister took office last fall.

In today_s meetings, the two leaders continued to build on the strong
alliance between the United States and Japan, agreeing to work closely
together to tackle critical global trade, energy, and environmental
challenges.

The United States And Japan Are Working Together To Expand Trade
Opportunities Worldwide
  ū Bilateral and Global Cooperation on Key Economic Issues: President Bush
    and Prime Minister Abe endorsed enhanced bilateral efforts to promote
    and protect intellectual property rights, strengthen energy security,
    make trade flows more secure and more efficient, and increase the
    transparency of government regulatory processes.
  ū WTO Doha Development Agenda Negotiations: President Bush and Prime
    Minister Abe reiterated their strong commitment to the Doha Round and
    agreed to demonstrate leadership to secure a successful outcome that
    will stimulate growth and development by creating new trade.
  ū Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation: The President and Prime Minister
    confirmed APEC_s role as a leading forum for shaping the future of the
    Asia-Pacific region and pledged their robust support for APEC_s efforts
    to accelerate trans-Pacific economic integration, including a possible
    Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific as a long-term prospect.
  ū Information Exchange on Free Trade Agreements with Third Countries:
    President Bush and Prime Minister Abe welcomed the progress being made
    by U.S. and Japanese officials in sharing information on each nation_s
    Free Trade Agreements and Economic Partnership Agreements with third
    countries.
  ū Strategic Development Alliance: President Bush and Prime Minister Abe
    pledged to work together in fostering democratic development worldwide.

The United States And Japan Are Working Together to Promote Economic
Growth-Oriented Approaches to Energy Security, Clean Development, and
Climate Change
  ū Climate Change: President Bush and Prime Minister Abe decided to
    cooperate closely on an integrated approach to economic growth, energy
    security, and climate change. They agreed that improving energy
    efficiency and advancing energy technologies are key solutions for
    confronting global climate change while ensuring continued economic
    growth. They also promised to continue to work together through the
    Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate and the
    U.S.-Japan High-Level Consultations on Climate Change. In a Joint
    Statement, the two countries outlined the priorities for cooperation.

Joint Nuclear Energy Action Plan: President Bush and Prime Minister Abe
welcomed the signing of a new action plan on nuclear energy cooperation
that supports the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership and promotes the
construction of new nuclear power plants at home and the peaceful use of
civilian nuclear power in third countries, while strengthening nuclear
non-proliferation, safety, and security.

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